<span style="color: #222222;">Kerala continues to report a high surge in COVID cases as it confirms 38,607 new cases today. State to impose strict restrictions in the next week.</span><br />''<br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while  addressing the media today, said that more strict control measures will be imposed from Tuesday to Sunday in the State as the COVID scenario worsens. "Oxygen war rooms" would be set up in the various districts to ensure the availability of oxygen in case of emergencies. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The shootings of cinemas, TV serials and programmes have been suspended in the state till further notice. The Chief Minister urged people to  voluntarily follow a "Self- Lockdown". </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile the test positivity rate in Kerala is at alarming 24.5 per cent. Forty eight deaths were also confirmed due to COVID today. Presently, over 2,80,000 active COVID cases are there in Kerala.</span><br />''  <br />